Instead they found a white Honda Click motorcycle lying on its side, its control binacle damaged.
Nearby was 44-year-old Kanokkorn Rasami, of Srisoonthorn, suffering from injuries to face and head, and with blood running down her face.
Kusondharm Rescue personnel took Mrs Kanokkorn to the Mission Hospital for first aid, and then carried her to the Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Police, meanwhile, questioned witnesses, uncovering an unusual tale of attempted robbery.
Mrs Kanokkorn, witnesses said, was riding the bike north from Phuket Town on October 10 when a young man, described as “tall, thin and dark” ran out in front of her, forcing her to lose control and run into him.
“With the bike and its rider on the ground,” police said, “the pedestrian tried to steal the purse from her left shoulder. But she was still conscious and struggled against him.
“When neighbours emerged to see what was going on, he saw he wouldn’t be able to get the purse and fled.”
Police noted the details from the witnesses, “for use in tracking down and prosecuting the suspect.”
– Source: Siang Tai